Author: dweezer19

Hi, Cheryl here. I can hardly believe how quickly the years have added up since I first began blogging, with life events that saw me migrate from the US to Paradise and back-twice! I would not give anything for the rich experiences we had in Costa Rica and I miss it every day. We will visit every chance we get; however, life is rarely a straight and wide path and for this portion of it we are back living in the states. I am fortunate to be living in a place rich with wildlife, beauty and wonderful inspiration. If you hang around I promise I will keep sharing with you and hope you find something to enjoy in what my camera and I manage to capture. My deepest desire is to find and show the common vein that connects us all. We live as one, breathe as one, were created as one. If we could just combine all our brilliant thoughts into one fine idea, what a wonderful world we would have. Love and Light. My tropicalaffair site is full and so I have moved. You can still read about our adventures here or hop over to my new place at https://dreamingreality646941880.wordpress.com/2018/01/12/first-blog-post/ I hope to see you there!

The Conspirators

Birds, music, Uncategorized

The Council convenes..

and what do they cackle about?

The demise of fiendish foe?

What dark agenda, this Murder of Crows?

There were actually a dozen or more all over the yard. Then came the sparrows and cardinals, even hummingbirds. It was like a fowlish stampede! I could only manage these few images, being full engaged in cooking dinner. It has been brutally hot this week, and I suppose this was their evening’s watering hole before turning in for the night.

Now I must go check out the full moon.

If You Think

Bees, conservation, Dreaming Reality, flowers, life, light, mother nature, nature, Uncategorized

If you think that nature is accidental, without order or purpose, or that what we do has no impact on its metabolism, then you aren’t looking closely…

We are all leaders and followers, explorers and sages, lost and found, stumbling around in a daze, the days float by like wispy clouds across the landscape of evolution, revolution simmers within the soul of forgotten dreams, what seems to be is not and up is down, the quaking ground disintegrates while we dance upon its face and disgrace the toils of our ancestors, blaming them for not foreseeing our arrogance and gluttony, the litany of progress and technology drowning out the cacophony of the Earth’s despairing cry-“Hear me!”

Every living thing, every cell within existence, is part of the never ending chain. What seems minuscule to us is in turn herculean to another, right down to a single celled organism. You can’t idolize Science when it heals you, gives you technology and progress, then deny it when it tells you something that is frightening, undeniable and imminent.

Look closely. It isn’t just about you or me. There are others who stand to lose and be lost, generations denied their own opportunities if we don’t accept responsibility and work for change.

Please…don’t break the chain.

Look closely at this image. At first glance the tiny photo-bomber seems like an ant. It isn’t. It is just a tinier version, looking up to our tiny friend who looks up to another who looks up to another, who looks up…

The Garden Party #conservation #photography #nature

Birds, conservation, flowers, Garden of Delight, mother nature, nature, photography, Uncategorized

Whenever I feel discouraged, which seems to be a lot these days, I go outside. Nature never changes its course. It doesn’t whine about the weather, but behaves accordingly. It doesn’t beg for attention because it is too busy trying to stay alive.

There is much comfort in watching bees going about their business or taking awhile to sleep in the folds of a blossom. Watching bird couples scout for food and then share what they find with each other speaks to cooperation and partnership better than any human interaction I have seen lately.

I can feel the trees breathing from where I sit, far beneath their branches; and I cringe to think how ignorant are those who can’t accept that we need their presence for the very oxygen that we enjoy. It’s not simply that we can’t all get up and run to a rally or pledge large sums of money to conservation efforts. The heartbreaking truth is that so many turn a blind eye and a deaf ear to the fact that this world is dying beneath the crushing weight of our careless humanity.

It is the same philosophy that addresses the messes left in a grocery store or a discarded half full shopping cart. The “Oh they pay someone to do that,” theory to support apathy extends to global and political problems. The idea that “nature will take care of itself” or “we’ll leave that to the experts” is a copout of the worst kind. Will someone clean up behind you at WalMart? Most of the time. This issue is not about ‘someone’ fixing things. It is about the plague of disregard that is spreading its fingers insidiously over the world.

They are right about one thing. Nature will take care of itself. If Biblical history is to be believed, it once rained for forty days and forty nights to cleanse the planet. If Science is to be believed there have been other catastrophic weather purges since the dawn of time. Make no mistake. Earth will survive, and no matter how many guns you have stashed, no matter how many properties you own across the globe or how much money is stacked in the digital memory of your bank account, it will not save you from Nature’s unraveling.

Well, we started out with a bang and perhaps we shall end with one. Or maybe just a collective surprised whimper.

I love my little piece of Nature and will do whatever I can to preserve it. It think I’ll start by having a party..a garden party. Here are a few of my guests!

6ADB2A76-DFC2-4DC5-A8B4-A30DC1749D09 — The beauty queens!

FC4095C2-BDB2-427D-BB48-FB56F21CB383 — The Itsy Bitsy Spider can dance!

BAA097B3-7458-4546-9E4E-46C4883CC4E9 — The workers never stop

ACDACCD5-BC8E-400B-B385-4032A9F6D5DA — The cleanup crew

0CB06692-83DF-4BA4-8CD3-3546CB5091A4 — The Lovers

D7AAA66A-2F26-45D5-95B8-179E4214675E — Hit it Ricky!

A358DEDA-330D-4E71-AAC1-B9B8C94BE591 — Sharing is caring

7FED712E-4356-4AA8-AE0C-766227FF4FF8 — Looking his best.

Y’all come back now, y’hear?

For My One and Only

birthday, Uncategorized

Even though he hates to be the center of attention.

Even though he would like to ignore another date on the calendar.

Even though he loathes hype and holiday expense.

I love him enough to ignore all these little things…

I appreciate the million little gifts you’ve given me since we met. Every day has been a celebration with you.

Thanks for being there for all of us! We all love you!! 😘

Happy Birthday!

“D”

Always Big Lots!

Divine Matrix, shopping, Uncategorized

For one and all, great and small…

We needed Serta pillows, we got Big Lots and more..

as always.

Apparently the Big Sale was on and everyone was rolling in to have a look!

“Hurry up, Charlie! You slept in and now all the really good deals may be gone.”

”Well, I haven’t had my breakfast yet, Maddie…”

“It’s the Big Lots Labor Day sale. We need lots, Charlie! We need Big Lots!”

”Well, I’ll leave you to it, Maddie. I have picking to do. I think I saw some tasty tidbits next to the curb over there. I’ll wait for you when I’m done.”

“Alright, Charlie, but don’t honk if you get bored waiting for me. I mean, this place has Big Lots to look at!”

“I’m excited for you, Maddie. I’ll just be two stepping it out here while you shop. Practicing for the big Labor Day dance at the park.”

Hmmm…’Lookin’ for love in all the wrong places…’

Apparently Charlie and Maddie are regulars at the Big Lots where the employees give tidbits to them and their young ones.

Here’s to you, Oh Canada!

Let It Shine

angels, Dreaming, harmony, light, Memories, movies, music, Uncategorized

Corinna, Corinna was a favorite film of ours through the years. This little song has been worming its way through my gray matter all night. It was one of our Sunday School standards growing up and it never loses significance.

It can be so hard to carry on as the happy, bright beings we are when life’s burdens feel so heavy. At times it seems all we are seems to offend and repel those around us. It is all too easy to withdraw into ourselves, retreating from the pain of loss or fear of rejection.

It is during these moments that we have to hold that little light high for all to see, to remind ourselves that our heart light sustains us through Life’s difficult walk, and to remind the hand of darkness that the Light is eternal, its source sustaining its Children.

If you have the chance, catch the movie. Its message of love and acceptance, tolerance and honesty, remains a relevant one.